hackamore noun. ['hakǝmɔ:] US. M19.
[Perh. from Spanish jaquima, formerly xaquima halter.]
A type of bitless bridle with a hard oval noseband which allows pressure to be exerted on the nose by means of the reins attached just in front of a heavy counterbalancing knot. Also, a bitless bridle with a single rein.

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